My Team: Coach : Greg Chappell Captain: Rahul Dravid Vice-Captain: Yuvaraj Singh Openers: Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Robin Uthappa 1 Down: Rahul Dravid other Players: Dinesh Karthik Mahendra Singh Dhoni Suresh Raina Sreesanth V R V Singh Munaf Patel Romesh Pawar Piyush Chawla Badrinath Delhi seamer who was much talked about during our tour of SA
Irfan Pathan should play one year in English Count Cricket & should be included after gaining match & bowling fitness after june 2008
RE:Retain Rahul Dravid & Greg Chappell
by Sandeep M on Mar 26, 2007 04:20 PM Permalink
The issue is : why retain Rahul and Greg Chappell?? What have they done to merit one more opportunity? India have been humiliated, we have not even been able to make it to super 8, itis a disaster for Indian cricket. Rahul Dravid does not even merit a place in the Indian one day team. Chappell days should be over!!
RE:Retain Rahul Dravid & Greg Chappell
by George on Mar 26, 2007 04:22 PM Permalink
Disband the entire team...everybody who played in this world cup should be kicked out.
RE:Retain Rahul Dravid & Greg Chappell
by Sandeep M on Mar 26, 2007 04:19 PM Permalink
VRV singh has been a complete failure in the chances that he has got till now and also a poor fielder. Sreesanth can go for a lot of runs in his first spell and is unpredictable. Piyush chawla is too raw to make an impact at international level. against England he was ineffective at best. Badrinath might be the surprise packet!!
RE:Retain Rahul Dravid & Greg Chappell
by bharat on Mar 26, 2007 04:26 PM Permalink
I agree that there is no real reason to change Chappel and Dravid. However, given the politics associated with India's defeat, one of the 2 has to go. In that case, Chappel should go and Dravid should continue as the captain. Every Indian, without exceptions, makes a few mistakes and unless the reason for the defeat can be explicitly identified to bad captaincy, the captain should not be changed. Clearly, this charge against Dravid cannot be proved. Besides, there is no other captaincy candidate who can hold his position in the team as a player. The question of replacing Dravid should not arise.
Else, Tendulkar should be rested for a series or two, not that we have lot of talented batsmen capable of replacing him, but because, once dropped, it will help him ease the burden of a 'legend' or a 'master'. He can play much better if people start expecting less of him. Ganguly needs to be given some more chances to to prove his form. He needs to score a big knock pretty quickly and in convincing fashion to prove that his comeback is indeed successful.
